NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Saturday.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on NREF. Weiss Ratings upgraded NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $16.00 to $17.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.75.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Price Performance

NREF stock opened at $17.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 163.94 and a current ratio of 163.94. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a 52 week low of $12.36 and a 52 week high of $18.43. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $16.23 and its 200 day moving average is $15.12. The firm has a market cap of $321.20 million, a P/E ratio of 7.19 and a beta of 1.11.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.06. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a net margin of 107.93% and a return on equity of 12.72%. The business had revenue of $27.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.57 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.480 EPS. Research analysts predict that NexPoint Real Estate Finance will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current year.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. NexPoint Real Estate Finance’s payout ratio is presently 84.39%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Strs Ohio bought a new position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 152.6% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,689 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the second quarter valued at approximately $109,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.79% of the company’s stock.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Company Profile

NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on originating, acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt investments. The company seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation by providing financing solutions across the capital structure for stabilized and transitional properties. Its investments include whole loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity and other structured credit products secured by multifamily, office, industrial, retail and hospitality assets.

Since its initial public offering in March 2021, NexPoint Real Estate Finance has closed numerous transactions with borrowers nationwide, including both institutional sponsors and privately held owners.